The Esquire Hotel Downtown Gastonia, an Ascend Collection Hotel

Everything

Superb

Good location, interesting concept—conversion of an old bank. The room was unbelievably tight—barely room to walk around the queen sized bed. Literally no chair or table or any other flat surface where you could put things like wallet, keys, phone, etc. No place to hang anything.

Very clean close to the airport stayed here on my wedding night the rooms are beautiful place has a lot of character I loved it

convenient location No breakfast, train noise throughout the night, very small room, way over priced

The developers who rescued this iconic historic building had the right intentions but failed in their execution. Right off, the check-in area is disheveled and wholly uninviting (think Bates Motel in Hitchcock's movie "Psycho"). The staff were very nice, however. The room HVAC emits an annoying high-pitched shrill, obviously due to the fan since it stops if you completely shut-off the system. We moved to a 2nd room, same problem. Staff said it occurs in every room. Clearly, the developers were bamboozled by the HVAC contractor. Our king room was adequately sized for our one night stay, and was clean except for the wet towel left behind on the shower floor. Our 5th floor room could not escape the street revelry on Saturday night, kinda comical though. Highlight of our stay was a superb dinner at the Webb Custom Kitchen, a block away (book in advance). Sadly, the developers didn't pay enough attention to details during renovation of this building. If they had, The Esquire could have been a 5-star hotel.

Very clean. Staff was very helpful

This hotel was disgustingly bad. It smelled horrible

So very, very unique! An old bank?! A historic landmark?! Loved everything about it, especially the rooftop patio. What's not to love...

The property is historic and interesting. The rooms are relatively small but very comfortable. The restaurant was amazing. The chef does an amazing job. We would return again just to have dinner.

Bad

very boutique type hotel

Love this place in downtown Gastonia. Great drinks at the bar. Walking distance to restaurants. Will definitely be back:)

Only stayed one night, easy parking, very helpful staff.

It was well kept, building was beautiful, & staff very friendly The shower is a 2 x 3 1/2. Only downside.

Good

Staff was not responsive or helpful when something was wrong with my room. Homeless people frequent the area because it is right next to public park and restrooms. No visible security or security cameras outside the hotel. Dingy and poorly lit hallways.

Loud AC in the room - wasn’t bad after we played sleep music Old building Really small room

Great location Loud AC in the room - wasn’t bad after we played sleep music Old building Really small room

We stayed one night in room 506. The location is good with decent eating options within walking distance. That's the only nice thing I can say about it. We upgraded to a room that was supposed to have a seating area. It had a small sofa in a very weird location. There was no place to put our clothes so thankfully, we were only there for one night. World's tiniest dorm refrigerator with no icebox and if you want ice, you have to call down to the front desk for it and I'll bring you a bag. A ton of road noise and sirens. The worst part though was the room was incredibly hot and we could not get it cooled down. When we turned on the AC it made a terrible racket. I actually took a video of the room that captured the noise. Feel free to play that and listen. The room was just cramped, oddly laid out and not at all comfortable. It's a quirky boutique hotel with zero amenities.